The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-12-17
wnArrnEY SAY.
Comments of the New York
Press ON the Prcsident's
Message.

duty, he has performed 1T with eour-
age, with frmness, and at the right
time, and he has performed it also
that every honest man must see that
it is an honest act
Judged by any ordinary standard of
political expediency, the Presidents
act is inexpedieDt. He has forced
upon his party an issue as to which
the party is divided, and so divided
that unless the minority yield it can
defeat the majority He has done
this on the eve of contest in which
a considerable number of men of in
fuence in the party have been urg-
ing him to avoid this issue, and
threatening him and the party with
disaster if he
DID NOT AVOID II.
"On the other hand, there is moth
ing in this issue, thus presented, by
which Mr.. Cleveland could hope to
draw from the republican party any
votes. Il Nor this alone, for
if the protectionist faction in the
democratic party carry out their
own desires, or do what they have
continually declared that they would
do, Mr. Cleveland has done the one
thing by which he could imperil the
prospects of his own denomination.
It places Mr.. Cleveland far above
any of the leaders to whom the re
publican party has of late lent a
hearing, and above most of the lead
ers of his own party"
The Sun says: at is not com
mon-place document, for it is simple,
ineligible and coherent; and the
quality of brevity is chiefly due to
the fact that all other topics of ma
tional interest are dismissed in a
lump or postponed as inconsequen-
tial in the presence Of one problem
of supreme importance-the ques-
tion of tariff revision.
"He declares that the theoretical
question as between protection and
free trade is entirely
STRIKING AND INTERESTING.
Part of the message is devoted to
precisely that sort of argument with
which any free trade representative
in Congress, or any free trade pro-
lessor in college classroom, or the
author of any free trade text book
on political economy, would begin
an attack upon the theory of protec-
ton This, we say, is the most nota-
BILE fact about the message. Mr.
Cleveland has never before in pub
lie letter taken sides squarely upon
this question He has done so now
in manner that leaves room for nc
misunderstanding. 1t is bol6
thing to do, and the President de
serves credit for the plainness of his
speech. Nobody can accuse him O.
hedging, or haggling, or Juggling
| with words.
$50 far does he go upon the lines
of the free trade speeches in Con
gress and elsewhere that we find hin
betrayed here and there, no doubt
unconsciously, into an exhibition o
slight irritation against American
manufacturers as class, almost az
if they were conspirators and public
enemies"
The World says: "The admirable
message of the President has giver
to the democratic party what it has
long lacked-an issue and leader
The issue is tax reform, the leader
is the President. 4
1T can hardly be that the Presi
dent has not at this juncture infu
ence enough to secure the
UNION OF THE DEMOCRATS
in the House upon measure of rev
enue and tariff reform"
| The Herald says: "The message
is an able, conservative and states
man like document, which unlik
many other messages, will be reat
by the people and discussed b.
them. II II
1--WE are glad to see that he favor
free wool, which would give great.
increased and permanent prosperit.
to our great wooden industries, ant
enable our manufacturers in othe
branches at the same time to dispos
of large quantities of their products
in wool producing countries, to tn
immediate benefit of workmen in al
most all branches of American man
, ufactures.
y
) THE message will not please eS
} tremists of either side, free trader
or protectionists, bat it will, we be
lieve, please and satisfy the peopl
at large, and it puts upon both pal
ties in Congress a solemn duty t
relieve the country from most ser
Gus danger
FROM THE SOUTHERN PRESS.
The New Orleans Times Democro
says: THE message sent yesterda
, by the President to Congress
r unique. 1t is, first of al
> the shortest Presidential messag
) ever sent, and is confined who'll
, to one subject-the tariff. Th
President declares himself in no III
n certain terms-a revenue reforme
and opposed to protection pure an
simple. He would have Congress
leave the internal revenue alone an
e concentrate itself on the work of II
' ducing the tariff We do not agre
> with the President in regard to th
non-reduction of the tobacco ia,
1t is true that tobacco is not a neces
I sity, but the tax is troublesome t
r the agricultural producer and th
e cost of collection is considerable"
Y GRADY's OPINION.
The atlanta Constitution says
"The message of the President cor
Germs itself solely with the tart
question, and he discusses it almos
e exclusively from the standpoint {
q Brer Bill Morrison, Of Illinois, VIII
!. was left at home by his esteeme
q constituents, on account of his e,
e IRENE views. At the same time til
Z President doesn't go as far as Brt
4 Morrison. Hepauses in the lesson
/ which he gives to Congress, to ref